Anyone else here from the US and being told we are not allowed to ship to South Africa? I just finished a pile of squares I want to send but the US postal service says they won’t ship it there I guess because of the pandemic.
Read more…DISTRIBUTIONS
Ronda received a call from Pearl for 60 blankets and KAS delivered.
Read more about this distribution here.
Courtney Green, an associate of Athele, requested blankets from
Read more…This from Estelle:
Ronda got a call from Pearl this morning, July 9, who was appealing for blankets for her charity at Kya Sands. They met at the KASbarn at 12:00 and Ronda, who is surrounded by packing boxes at the moment, and Pearl managed to pac
Read more…Courtney Green, an associate of Athele's, was involved with a food distribution in Fleurhof, West Rand on July 9. She shared these photos on comments on Facebook.
This distribution did take place in June, but these are new photos.
These pictures
Read more…Hi everyone. Im new to KAS and knitting. Please can you tell me whether I should wash my squares before sending? Many thanks! Laura
Read more…NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA
The mail situation in South Africa is still very unpredictable. While the UK postal system is accepting parcels to South Africa, the South African postal system is not accepting items from the UK. We ask that you continue t
Read more…Knit a Square, with the help of others has been able to get blankets, toys, beanies and hand-warmers to children this month.
Here are photos from resent distributions that Athele has been able to get to us.
Please note, it takes special permits and p
Read more…I tried to mail a box from the US POST OFFICE today and they said South Africa is not accepting shipments from the USA. Has anyone else had this experience? He said to ship fedex but I think I read somewhere KAS doesn’t accept shipments from fedex. A
Read more…Pattern of the month comes from the
KAS Patternbook.
https://st5.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3028683757?profile=original
Amy and I have heard from Ronda about the ongoing struggle that vulnerable South Africans are facing.
The South African 24-hour-a-day lockdown means that you can only go to the local grocery stores, doctor, hospital, pharmacy or bank when absolutely
Read more…Step right up for the Greatest Show on Earth....
The KAS Circus!!
What is your favourite memory of the circus?
The animals?
The clowns?
The trapeze artists?
The popcorn and/or candy/fairy floss?
The smells? The atmosphere?
The big tent?
Here is y
Read more…Good Morning from Massachusetts, USA. I'm new to KAS but also fairly new to crocheting. I am making squares using the stitch my mother taught me 50 years ago, I'm not even sure if it's a single or double crochet. Making squares has been a God send d
Read more…In July, Alice Latha reached out to Knit a Square to provide warmth to the children in Free State. We had a marvelous distribution there in the Monontsha Village with songs and a hike up the hill.
Read all about it Here.
Then we had a Celebratio
Read more…Welcome, K-A-S friends.
1939 - 2020
Through her POETRY
Through her concern for her KAS FRIENDS
Through her SENSE OF FUN
Through her FUNDRAISING EFFORTS
Through her CRAFTING
Hello dear KAS friends!
I would just like to let you know,that even if I have not been knitting for KAS for quite a while now,I am still here!I read a lot on the forum and love to look at all those lovely pictures!
Things are changing a lot at the mo
Read more…Are you accepting parcels again? I’ve almost completed 35 squares and a couple of soft toys.
Pam
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